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About 11,000 U.S. troops are serving in Afghanistan, the Pentagon said on Aug. 30, thousands more than it has previously stated.

The announcement by Pentagon officials at a news conference did not represent an increase in troops in Afghanistan and came after U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis expressed frustration with the method of counting U.S. troops in conflict zones.

U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on Saturday to end government payments to health insurers if Congress does not pass a new healthcare bill and goaded them to not abandon their seven-year quest to replace the Obamacare law, Reuters reports.

The latest attempt to repeal the Obama-era healthcare act has failed after a dramatic night in the US Senate, reported BBC.

At least three Republicans - John McCain, Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski - voted against the bill, which needed a simple majority to pass.
President Donald Trump said the three had "let the American people down".

The US Senate voted 51-50 Tuesday to proceed with a debate on Republican plans to repeal Barack Obama's health care reforms, according to France24.

The vote was a victory for President Donald Trump, who spent weeks cajoling, strong-arming and warning Republicans to get on board with his effort to overhaul Obamacare.

President Donald Trump plans to sack the health minister Tom Price if the US Congress does not vote again in favor of abolishing the current Obama health insurance system. Reports BGNES.

President Donald Trump is taking swipes at his fellow Republicans. In a series of tweets, the president is accusing Republicans of not protecting him and criticizing their handling of the health care overhaul.

As the Senate hurtles toward a potential vote next week to roll back the Affordable Care Act, Republican lawmakers still don't know what legislation they will consider or what impact it could have on health coverage for tens of millions of Americans.

President Trump has decided to end the CIA’s covert program to arm and train moderate Syrian rebels battling the government of Bashar al-Assad, a move long sought by Russia, according to U.S. officials.

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US President Donald Trump has decided to halt the CIA's years-long covert program to arm and train moderate Syrian rebels battling the regime of the nation's president Bashar al-Assad. Russia had long pushed the United States to end the program.

U.S. Senate Republican leaders postponed a vote on a healthcare overhaul on June 27 after resistance from members of their own party, and President Donald Trump summoned Republican senators to the White House to urge them to break the impasse.